The New York State Gaming Commission tells the New York Post that revenue at the state's nine gaming tracks plunged 7 percent last month.

Michael Kane, the President of Western Regional Off-Track Betting which owns Batavia Downs, explains how Batavia Downs fared.

“January was a difficult month weather-wise,” Kane said. “We even had to close one Tuesday when the weather was so bad. That’s had a negative effect on out customers’ ability to get to our building. Overall for January, we were a little bit above last year. We expected considerable growth so we’re a little disappointed, but we did not see quite the effect that the other facilities did probably in part because of our new construction here.”

The decline translates into $9 million combined for the nine facilities.

It’s a big concern for state lawmakers because Albany depends on gambling money to help support New York's horse-racing industry and to help pay for education.